A Look Back – Type Here 2025 – Aotearoa Typography Poster Competition

Type Here 2 Finalists where exhibited at AUT’s Te Wai Ngutu Kākā Gallery. Presented by creative agency Osborne Shiwan, Type Here is an Aotearoa poster competition and exhibition, focussed on […]

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ReFrame: Celebrating the first MFA programme cohort from VUW’s Visual Narrative Lab

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is Aotearoa New Zealand’s globally ranked capital city university. In 2024, to support growing interest in visual storytelling, Te Herenga Waka introduced the Visual […]

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Fresh From The Field: Fish & Chip Shop – By Perks Design

Few things feel as quintessentially Kiwi as unwrapping a bundle of fish and chips by the beach. When Perks Design was tasked with creating the identity for Takapuna Beach Café’s pop up fish & chip shop, the challenge was to capture a nostalgic identity and food concept with elevated moments.

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Victoria University of Wellington’s Visual Narrative Lab

To support growing interest in visual storytelling Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington has introduced the Visual Narrative Lab, a creative initiative that explores visual storytelling across various media.

10 months ago by

Fresh From The Field: Hamilton Zoo — By Black Sheep Creative

Web design experts Black Sheep Creative have designed and delivered a new website with that packs a punch for Hamilton’s world-class Zoo and Nature Precinct Te Kaaroro.

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Fresh From The Field: Ātea Nuku Paihia — By Method

Take a journey through time and space with Ātea Nuku Paihia, an innovative and engaging way to discover and experience the rich heritage of Paihia.

11 months ago by

Design Assembly’s Events & Workshops coming up for 2024

Kia ora Friends! We’re back from the summer holidays feeling fresh and excited for what’s in store this year for our Design Assembly community. Here’s the events and workshops we […]

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2023 Spring Conversations: Featured Speakers

With the Spring Conversations events coming up across all three cities in the next few weeks, we’re taking a moment to shine a light on each city’s featured speakers. This […]

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Protected: The pursuit of happiness

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Aotearoa NZ Photographers . . . Michelle Hyslop

In our ‘Aotearoa Photographers’ series we sit down with NZ based photographers to learn more about their photographic practice and how their photography career got started. This week we chat […]

2 years ago by

AUT release a collection of commissioned Matariki artworks as a koha to all

This article was reposted with permission from our DA School Partner, AUT. To celebrate the rise of Matariki, Te Tari Takawaenga Māori at AUT has commissioned a collection of artworks […]

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Pulse Check Survey – July 2023

Kia Ora Aotearoa NZ, We’ve created a short survey to check in with our design community – How are we doing right now? Where are we setting our sights to […]

2 years ago by

5 mins with Hika Taewa, Senior Designer at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Design Assembly loves to profile the breadth and depth of design practice in Aotearoa. For July we’re celebrating Māori design, designers, and illustrators.  Ko Tongariro te maunga Ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia te […]

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Aotearoa NZ Photographers . . . Geoffery Matautia, southsides

In our ‘Aotearoa Photographers’ series we sit down with NZ based photographers to learn more about their photographic practice and how their photography career got started. This week we chat […]

3 years ago by

Whose artificial intelligence? Reflecting on the intersection of AI and Te Ao Māori

This article was written by Lauren Skogstad | Head of Experience | Ngāti Raukawa who presented on this topic at Design Assembly’s Design & AI Autumn conversations event in Pōneke […]

3 years ago by

Fresh From The Field — Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga website – By Tribal Aotearoa

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. With intuitive storytelling and seamless user experience, Tribal Aotearoa walk […]

3 years ago by

Celeste, Founder of StudioC

DA Conversations Podcast with Celeste Skachill

Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In our podcast series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work. This month across the entirety […]

3 years ago by

MDS Bright Awards Winners 2022

Media Design School Bright Awards Winners 2022

The Bright Awards recognise young New Zealand high-school talent within the creative arts and technology fields. Since 2016, Media Design School has committed to help lift these creators and give […]

3 years ago by

Tanker creative website mockup for Nga Hua Toi

Fresh From The Field — Ngā Hua Toi Website – By Tanker Creative

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. This week, Tanker Creative take us through each stage of their […]

3 years ago by

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Aotearoa NZ Photographers . . . Amanda Aitken

In our ‘Aotearoa Photographers’ series we sit down with NZ based photographers to learn more about their photographic practice and how their photography career got started. This week we chat […]

3 years ago by

Design Assembly February 2023 Pulse Check Survey

Pulse Check Survey – February 2023

Kia Ora Aotearoa NZ, We’ve created a short survey to check in with our design community – How are we doing right now? Where are we setting our sights to […]

3 years ago by

2022 year in review: Design content highlights from our Design Assembly community.

As we come to a close on 2022 we took a trip down memory lane. Here’s a 2022 snapshot highlighting some of the design work, interviews, and connection with our […]

3 years ago by

Meet our friends … StudioC Design

‘Meet our Friends’ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Today we spoke to […]

3 years ago by

Fresh From The Field – Burnett Foundation Aotearoa By Special Group

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Special Group take us behind their rebranding work for The New […]

3 years ago by

Spring Conversations 2022 – Design for Everybody

Design For Everybody will invite 3 local creatives, (or creative adjacent individuals) to engage in an authentic discussion and Q&A about inclusion in the creative industry; What does it mean […]

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